Helen Plum Library

When Little Red Chicken comes home excited about what she learned in school, she explains to Papa that every story has "an elephant of surprise."

A most unusual new student who loves to be the center of attention entertains her teacher and fellow second graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name

"When the children discover a bear at the librarian's desk at story time, they think he's the new librarian. He's not!"--

While sleeping over at Emily's house, Jen and Emily tease Sara by telling scary stories, but Sara ultimately has the last laugh

A narrator's story is disrupted by the main character (Panda) who refuses to play the part

Alex's original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping the witch Natacha happy, but soon he'll run out of pages to read from and be trapped forever. He's loved scary stories his whole life, and he knows most don't have a happily ever after. Now that Alex is trapped in a true terrifying tale, he's desperate for a different ending--and a way out of this twisted place. This modern spin on the Scheherazade story is perfect for fans of Coraline...

Bored with sweet, boring picture books about cute and fluffy creatures, a group of unpopular animals tries to write an adventure story featuring themselves, with unwanted help from over-eager Bunny

What happens when the story ideas--from a bored Viking to a space robot--kept in a teacher's special jar escape and get rowdy?

Arnold the sheep wants to play Little Red Riding Hood, and he has suggestions on how to make the story better

In rhyming text Mother mouse tells her child stories at bedtime